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John Seven

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Born

Savannah, GA, The United States

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http://johnseven.me

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Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science Fiction

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November 2010

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"John & Jana are les enfants terrible of picture books today." - School Library Journal

John Seven is a writer living in Western Massachusetts. He began his career with the legendary '90s indie comic, Very Vicky, which he created with his wife, children's book illustrator Jana Christy.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 888 ratings · 206 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Rule Is To Break: A Child's Guide To Anarchy by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankie Liked to Sing by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Year with Friends by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Punks 1 2 3: A Counting Story by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ocean Story by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist War (The Time-Tripping Faradays, #1) by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Craig Phillips (Illustrations) 3.30 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Say NO!: A Child's Guide to Resistance by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon of Rome (The Time-Tripping Faradays, #2) by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Craig Phillips (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy, Sad, Silly, Mad by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Jana Christy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Terror of the Tengu (The Time-Tripping Faradays, #3) by John Seven (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Hans (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Time-Tripping Faradays (5 books)
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